Luffa is a fastgrowing, longseason, and warmclimate crop that prefers neutral to slightly alkaline soil conditions with high moisture, growing annually in tropical and subtropical. Aug 11, 2010 1 luffa gourds are native to the warmer regions of the world, like southern asia where they originated, and grown as annuals in the cooler zones. In foods, young luffa fruits are eaten as vegetables. Little is known of its optimal production practices, genetics or fruit quality. Gourd, luffaluffa cylindrica edis university of florida. Article views are the countercompliant sum of full text article downloads since november 2008 both pdf and html across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.
Luffa initially looks like, and is related to, the cucumber. Heterosis studies in ridge gourd luffa acutangula l. Is sometimes used as a substitute for zucchini in warmer climates. Its fruit slightly resembles a cucumber or zucchini with ridges. Review on luffa acutangula l ethnobotany, phytochemistry. It is cultivated and locally naturalized in west africa, from sierra leone to nigeria. Characterization of fusarium semitectum from isolates. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about angled loofah, chinese okra, ribbed gourd luffa acutangula supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at daves garden. Luffa acutangula cultivars grown as vegetables have larger fruits and are less bitter than the wild types. Establishment of an efficient in vitro regeneration system of ridge gourd luffa acutangula l.
Luffa acutangula lufacoverview eppo global database. Cocok pada daerah beriklim tropis 25 c, a ltitude 0500 dpl. Cucurbitaceae is a popular vegetable in india and other asian countries. Preliminary phytochemical analysis of fruits of luffa acutangula l. A popular vegetable in southeast asia, where the mildly bitter flavour, the slightly spongy texture and sweet juiciness are appreciated. Luffa acutangula is a potentially important export crop for kenya. Smooth luffa seeds are a bit more narrow and have a pitted appearance.
Tea of these leaves is used as a diuretic, seeds have laxative properties and juice of the fruit is. Seed treatment effects on emergence of luffa aegyptiaca. Health benefits of luffa luffa is a vegetable that belongs to the cucurbitaceaes family. It ranges from central and eastern asia to southeastern asia. Common names ridged gourd, chinese okra, ribbed loofah, ribbed gourd, angled loofah and sinqua. Luffas are tender vines belonging to the cucumber family, and can be easily grown indoors or. Luffa acutangula is a medicinal plant, usually referred as a ridge gourd. The fruit setting may be relatively sensitive to the day length. It is cultivated throughout asia and the united states for the food.
Fruit are generally grown to be consumed at an immature stage. Two species are commonly grown in this country and throughout florida. Luffa is widely cultivated plant in the family cucurbitaceae which is easy to grow. Luffa acutangula proper noun edit a taxonomic species within the family cucurbitaceae ribbed gourd, ridged gourd, used as a vegetable and, dried, for scrubbing skin. Documents about luffa acutangula lufac this website uses cookies our website uses cookies to ensure that we give you the best possible online experience. Test reagents used hexane chloroform ethyl acetate. Flesh is white and has a sweet flavour comparable to zucchini. Luffa is cultivated commonly and included in the plants that easy to grow. Luffa fruit are similar in taste to zucchinis and cucumbers, with some varieties exhibiting a sweeter taste than others. Luffaan asian vegetable emerging in florida1 ufifas edis. Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by crossref and updated daily.
Berasal dari india, dibudidayakan di asia utara dan asia tenggara. A popular vegetable in southeast asia, where the mildly bitter flavour, the slightly. Heterosis and combining ability studies in ridge gourd luffa acutangula l. A glycoprotein with a molecular weight of 28 000 as estimated by sds.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. They have fruits that are edible when young and green, developing a fibrous structure when mature. Luffa acutangula the chinese okra or angled loofah. They produce a fibrous sponge that has less commercial value.
Edible luffa dish cloth luffa, sponge gourd, chinese okra. Plants profile for luffa acutangula sinkwa towelsponge. Characterization of fusarium proliferatum and fusarium. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Luffa acutangula lufacdocuments eppo global database. Health benefits of luffa, nutrition fact sponge gourd. It is cultivated from the coastal areas to the semidry savanna, e. Preliminary phytochemical screening of aqueous extract of. The protein and fat contents of the kernel were 39% and 44%, respectively, and on a moisture and fatfree basis the kernels protein content was 74. It is a healthy food and contains good amount of fiber, vitamins. To evaluate the cerebroprotective effect of petroleum ether extract of whole plant of luffa acutangula ela against the global model of ischemia in rats.
Luffa acutangula is believed to have originated in india, where wild types still occur, but has now spread pantropically to all areas with a high rainfall. Antioxidant constituents in the fruits of luffa cylindrica. These plants have been cultivated throughout asia and the united states for the benefit of the frui. Academic sciences asian journal of pharmaceutical and. Pendahuluan gambas luffa acutangula ketola m alaysia patola p hilipina. Luffa aegyptiaca smooth luffa this is the vegetable sponge plant, also called rag gourd, dish. Pdf heterosis studies in ridge gourd luffa acutangula.
In immunodiffusion studies it was found to be immunologically distinct from abortifacient proteins. Angled loofah, chinese okra, ribbed gourd luffa acutangula. Continuing to use this website means you agree to our use of cookies. Frontiers therapeutic potential of luffa acutangula.
Protective effect of luffa acutangula extracts on gastric. Commercial production and management of pumpkins and gourds edited by william terry kelley, extension horticulturist, and david b. Commercial production and management of pumpkins and. Luffa acutangula cucurbitaceae, a perennial plant grows mainly in india, southeast asia, china, japan, egypt, and other parts of africa, it is widely used in the traditional indian medicinal system to treat various health conditions. It is a healthy food and contains good amount of fiber, vitamins and minerals including vitamin b2, vitamin c, carotene, niacin, calcium. In cosmetics, powdered luffa is used in skin care products to reduce swelling and detoxify the skin. Luffa acutangula ridged luffa these produce clubshaped fruit up to 12 inches long with 10 sharp ridges.
Sep 17, 2019 luffa charcoal, which is prepared by heating luffa fibers in a closed container, is applied directly to the skin for shingles in the face and eye region. Mature fruits are used as natural cleaning sponges. It is also grown as a houseplant in places with colder climates. Pdf the phytochemical analysis of luffa acutangula extracts showed that the fruits contained tannin, saponin, anthroquinone, sterols. Commercial production and management of pumpkins and gourds. Luffa is cold sensitive and takes a long time to mature into a dried sponge, so luffa gourd planting shouldnt be attempted if you dont have the patience to wait. Luffas are tender vines belonging to the cucumber family, and can be easily grown indoors or outside in a very sheltered position. Evaluation of promising sponge gourd luffa cylindrical accessions in summerautumn season 2014 in thua thien hue article pdf available december 2015 with 369 reads how we measure reads. Luffa acutangula is commercially grown for its unripe fruits as a vegetable. The fruit is edible only when immature and is cooked like zucchini.
Guidelines for the conduct of test for distinctiveness, uniformity and stability on ridge gourd luffa acutangula l. Natural loofahs in their raw form choose from 4 18 in lengths. In everyday nontechnical usage, the luffa, also spelled loofah, usually refers to the fruits of the species luffa aegyptiaca and luffa acutangula. Free fulltext pdf articles from hundreds of disciplines, all in one place quantification and inheritance of antioxidant properties and mineral content in ridge gourd luffa acutangula pdf paperity.
Extractive values plant name hexane chloroform ethyl acetate ethanol water luffa acutangula l. Group 7 law 100, 8 law 200 and 9 law 400 served as groups of diabetic rats, which were treated with oral dose of 100 mg, 200 mg and 400 mgkg respectively of luffa acutangula. Dec 30, 2019 this page was last edited on 30 december 2019, at 09. Ear rot disease on maize, wilt disease on cucurbits and fruit rot disease on tomato as well as banana are example of diseases caused by these two species. Genus luffa an ethnopharmacological and phytochemical.
Roxbs fruit revealed the presence of alkaloids, saponins, carotenoids and terpenoids and the absence of. Here is a short list with brief descriptions of four popular market luffa gourds. Growing luffa plants is an enjoyable project but not one for the impatient. A comparative analysis of the cytotoxic effects of the aqueous and organic solvent extracts of the vegetable plants cucumis sativus cucumber, benincasa hispida ash gourd, coccinia indica, cucurbita maxima pumpkin and luffa acutangula ridge gourd has shown inhibitory effects on the cervical cancer cell line hela at very low concentrations. Fusarium that can cause plant diseases are fusarium proliferatum and fusarium verticillioides. Luffa acutangula peel, flesh and seeds were used for the phytochemical screening. Sep 11, 2017 when luffa is fully ripened, the tough fibrous netting from the matured fruit can be used in the bath and kitchen, or as marine steam engine filters and industrial raw materials. Luffa charcoal, which is prepared by heating luffa fibers in a closed container, is applied directly to the skin for shingles in the face and eye region.
Roxb from immature embryo and cotyledon explants f. Luffa is the genus name of a group of gourds also known as vegetable sponges. The protective role of luffa acutangula fruit methanolic. It is prolific in full sun and will tolerate a little shade. Uses, side effects, interactions, dosage, and warning. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page. Seeds of luffa acutangula showed the presence of saturated and unsaturated fatty acid palmatic, stearic, oleic, linoleic acid. Luffa is a fastgrowing, longseason, warmclimate vine plant that can climb up to 15 feet high. Luffa acutangula is a tropical running vine with rounded leaves and yellow flowers belongs to cucurbitaceae family. Luffa is the genus name of a group of gourds also known as vegetable sponges, dishcloth gourds, running okra, strainer vine, chinese okra, california okra, and loofah. It is a healthy food and contains good amount of fiber, vitamins and minerals including vitamin b2, vitamin c, carotene, niacin, calcium, phosphorus, iron and small quantities of iodine and fluorine. Ethnobotany, phytochemistry, nutritional value and pharmacological properties s manikandaselvi1, v vadivel2, p brindha2 1pg and research department of biochemistry, sengamalathayaar educational trust womens college, mannargudi, tamilnadu, india. Phytochemistry phytochemical analysis of fruit extracts of luffa acutangula extracts has revealed the presence of sterols, glycosides, saponins, carbohydrates, flavinoids and triterpenes 1.
Luffa cylindrica, luffa acutangula, luffa echinata and luffa graveolens are the important species of luffa. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. It prefers welldrained sandy loam, with plenty of organic matter, 6 to 6.
Roxb, commonly known as ridge gourd cucurbitaceae, is a common vegetable cultivated in india. We do not use these to store personal information about you. In west africa local cultivars are used as vegetables, whereas in east africa commercial growers use improved cultivars imported from asian countries for the asian customers. Page 104 glucuronide methyl ester have been discovered in luffa pulp 14. Cut the large sizes to use the small end for handmade soaps, the middle for bathing, and the large end for household cleaning. A simple luffa recipe involves boiling the sliced luffa fruit as shown below. Luffa acutangula sponge gourd fiber analysis of variance. Luffa acutangula in kew science plants of the world online. Three studies were conducted at the institutes for applied research of ben gurion university of the negev in israel between the months of october 1991 and. Fusarium semitectum merupakan spesies yang tersebar dengan meluas, menduduki pelbagai jenis substrat. In asian cuisine, edible luffa is usually cooked with olive oil and seasoned with soy sauce and cayenne pepper.
Luffa species present in nature, of which luffa acutangula. Since time immemorial, numerous plants species have been identified worldwide for antidiabetic and antiulcer activity 6. Luffa is a genus of the cucurbitaceae family, and include many cultivated and wild varieties. Loofah, genus luffa, genus of seven species of annual climbing vines of the gourd family cucurbitaceae, native to the old world tropics. Luffa acutangula is a vigorous annual climbing plant producing long stems that scramble over the ground or climb into nearby vegetation, supporting themselves by means of tendrils. Tea of these leaves is used as a diuretic, seeds have. Preliminary phytochemical analysis was carried out for the aqueous extract as per standard methods described by harbone and kokate 2, 3. Luffa acutangula sponge gourd fiber free download as powerpoint presentation.
Welcome to the india biodiversity portal a repository of information designed to harness and disseminate collective intelligence on the biodiversity of the indian subcontinent. The spongy fruit also has a number of applications as an industrial filter. The plant has been used in jaundice, diabetes, hemorrhoids, dysentery, headache, ringworm infection, and leprosy. Luffa angled ridge gourd luffa acutangula also known as.
Luffa is nutritionally rich, containing good amount of fibre, amino acids, vitamins and minerals like. The phytochemical screening conducted on ethanol extract of luffa acutangula l. Quantification and inheritance of antioxidant properties. Plants produce long green skinned fruit that has numerous ridges along its length.